The teachers of past focused on the rebellious son. This study has made possible a different vantage point. The rebellion presented by an obedient son shows him resting on his laurels, full of resentment.
Forgiveness and entry into the kingdom that was bestowed to the guilty man crucified alongside the redeemer is a curiosity. How is that even possible many wonder.
Thank you Diane, quiet entitlement is a stronghold that many may not recognize in themselves, we have rights you know, and it's not fair. 😔 If life were fair we'd all be paying for our own sins. What a thought! Thank you Yeshua for paying it all for me. Wow
Love this!! I recently wrote about this very same perspective (of the entitled older brother) in a Substack article last week and your study added even more insight to the parable for me.
It’s also not a story that is intended to be grafted onto family dynamics every time a child or children buck the family rules. Which are often dysfunctional in the cases where parents try to give children roles to reflect the parable. It’s not about family dynamics. It’s just about our relationship to God. At most it’s a meta narrative about Israel and the Gentiles.
I've always viewed this story as being primarily about the Father and how He loves all His children and wants nothing more than for them to come to Him and return His love. Regardless of their transgressions.
I think it also subtly affirms that we all transgress, the only real question is in what ways and how we respond to it.
This is so good. I have 2 sons, one a prodigal and one an entitled man. I love them both and want to see them both used by the Lord. I pray for the entitled to see how his thinking has damaged his relationship with family and forgot to rejoice that his brother is alive and being used by God to speak to others who are still in the pig pen.
Thank you for sharing that Donna. I’m praying with you that your son who’s returned continues to shine light for others still stuck there, and that your other son’s eyes soften enough to see what grace is doing instead of what it costs him. That kind of shift is something only God can do, and He’s very good at it.
You’re loving them like the Father loves them. That matters more than you know.
The teachers of past focused on the rebellious son. This study has made possible a different vantage point. The rebellion presented by an obedient son shows him resting on his laurels, full of resentment.
Forgiveness and entry into the kingdom that was bestowed to the guilty man crucified alongside the redeemer is a curiosity. How is that even possible many wonder.
Yes that is so true Lin!
Thank you Diane, quiet entitlement is a stronghold that many may not recognize in themselves, we have rights you know, and it's not fair. 😔 If life were fair we'd all be paying for our own sins. What a thought! Thank you Yeshua for paying it all for me. Wow
Amen!!
Love this!! I recently wrote about this very same perspective (of the entitled older brother) in a Substack article last week and your study added even more insight to the parable for me.
Thank you for posting!
Thank you!! I will check out your article!
Oh, thank you! ☺️ It’s You Can’t Stay A Guest Forever (https://substack.com/@filmandfellowship/p-185995999)
It’s also not a story that is intended to be grafted onto family dynamics every time a child or children buck the family rules. Which are often dysfunctional in the cases where parents try to give children roles to reflect the parable. It’s not about family dynamics. It’s just about our relationship to God. At most it’s a meta narrative about Israel and the Gentiles.
Insightful as always, thank you Diane.
I've always viewed this story as being primarily about the Father and how He loves all His children and wants nothing more than for them to come to Him and return His love. Regardless of their transgressions.
I think it also subtly affirms that we all transgress, the only real question is in what ways and how we respond to it.
Thank you! And I agree with your view of the story!
This is so good. I have 2 sons, one a prodigal and one an entitled man. I love them both and want to see them both used by the Lord. I pray for the entitled to see how his thinking has damaged his relationship with family and forgot to rejoice that his brother is alive and being used by God to speak to others who are still in the pig pen.
Thank you for sharing that Donna. I’m praying with you that your son who’s returned continues to shine light for others still stuck there, and that your other son’s eyes soften enough to see what grace is doing instead of what it costs him. That kind of shift is something only God can do, and He’s very good at it.
You’re loving them like the Father loves them. That matters more than you know.